After inheriting a schedule with gritty cop drama The Shield, an early game-changer for the medium, he has continued to populate his network with imperfect characters and darker themes that have lured the likes of Glenn Close, Martin Short and Timothy Olyphant.

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His side certainly went into the game in good form after winning the Turkish Super Cup - the equivalent of the Community Shield in England - and opening their league campaign with an away victory.

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Project SHIELD gives us the cutting-edge ability to bring a huge free-to-play PC game like Hawken to the handheld gaming audience.

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We got hands-on time with a simple game called Shield Pose that is a good demonstration of the gyro and accelerometer aspects of the game.

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They triumphed on penalties to win the Community Shield in August after a 1-1 draw at Wembley and then, in Grant's first game in charge, Louis Saha and Carlos Tevez gave United a 2-0 victory at Old Trafford.

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